CCN-CERT presents its Report: Cyber Threats and Trends 2021 Edition
Controlling electricity and water consumption report prepared by the National Cryptologic Center (CCN-CERT) details the main threats and attack methods registered last year and reviews the main vulnerabilities found.
The main disruptive element is the pandemic of COVID-19 and the changes brought about by at work, at school, in interpersonal communications and even in the way of accessing leisure time.
This global crisis has been maliciously exploited by the cybercriminals to carry out criminal operations, disseminate information about fake news on the pandemic itself or to discredit to the institutions, steal information and the now customary campaigns of phishing and ransomware.
Other elements highlighted in the report include the following:
- Controlling electricity and water consumption ransomware continues to be one of the most recurrent threats due to its high capacity for monetization by attackers.
- Cyberattacks aimed at large corporations, government agencies, public companies, suppliers, etc.
- Web attacks of the XSS or SQL injection type.
- Attacks of social engineering, The company is taking advantage of the general uncertainty and the enormous amount of hoaxes circulating in cyberspace.
The trends that had been observed for the 3 main lines have been confirmed:
- The use of vulnerabilities associated with remote access.
- The choice of health infrastructures and research centers related to the fight against the pandemic.
- The attacks of ransomware against industrial infrastructures with an impact on production.
In terms of expected trends short-term, In the last few years, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to mark the threats and risks, many of which are directly related to the increase in the number of people living with HIV. telework, the use of services and technologies to remote access, use of collaborative tools and videoconferencing systems, making it necessary to adopt complementary measures and integrating cybersecurity solutions more advanced.
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